The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-08-24
GRANTS FUNERAL EXP ENsEs.
Military Men and Others with Bills that
Never VIII be Paid.
TWashinotou Gnacisl

never Will DO II
Washington Special
All of the bills rendered to the govern
ment for expenses incurred at the funeral
OF Gen. Grant have either been paid or dis
allowed by Congress. No unpaid bills are
pigeonholed in The War Department. The
total amount OF the bills rendered is S27,-
23S %. This amount was cut down by
by Congress 70 SIS, 81 IS, and the latter
sum was included in the deficiency bill
for 1886 and paid. The House Appropris-
ton Committee gave these bills careful
consideration. All OF the bills approved
by Gen. Hancock were accepted by the
committee as just and allowed. Gen. Han
cock approved bills to the amount of s12,-
037.93
A separate account rendered by Stephen
Merritt, undertaken, for Sc, 303 IS was not
approved by Gen. Hancock, as the expense
was incurred before Gen. Hancock arrived
at Mount McGrsgor and took command.
Gen. Hancock did approve of a bill by
Merritt, which YVES incurred after he as
suned command of the arrangements, tor
1925. Both of these bills were subsequently,
allowed by Congress. Bills to the amount
by Gen. Hancock which were not approved
by him.. The reason assigned was thai they
were unauthorized by law, and Congress
refused TO appropriate for them.
The bills rejected by Congress are as fol-
lows: For music, bands and drum corps,
Aug..5 and s: Old Guard, New York City,
$217; Seventh Regiment, 1864; Eighth Reg
lment, $3.50; Ninth Regiment, 81, 0l0; Eiev-
enth Regiment. $5l4; Twelfth Regiment,
S613; TwenIy-second Regiment, 81 ,0Ol:
Sixty-nintb Regiment, S516; Seven y-ficst
Regiment, 1892. For horses: First Battery,
$500; Second Battery, $6S3.
These disalloWed bill s were approved by
Gen. Alexander Shaler. the bills, he says
in his Endorsement, are a jost and proper
charge and those fol- horses include only
horses used by enlisted men. Gen. Saaler
also approved bill by Lawson B. Bell far
carriage hire and street,cSr fare S1375; tel
egraph and messenger service, 81 03. Gan
Sbaler says this is for cash outlays for him
self, lunches and meals not included.
On the rejected list these also appear:
Daniel Z. Sickles, stationery and printing
$l2; telegraph and messenger service,
$1793; carriage hire and street car fare,
So so; retions, $SI 80; total, $131.33, ap.
proved by Gen. Aspinwal as actual ex-
penses of Gen. S1ckles as aide while ar
ranging obse quies." Then come Alexan-
der Shaler, telegraph and messenger SER
vice, sd 20; Daniel & Son, ssshes, badges.
and searfs, ETC.. $16S so, approved by Gen.
Aspinwall; J. w. Frszier, horses, $50; az
proved by Gen. Aspinwall James Brady,
ssshes. badger, ETC., $54, approved by Gen.
Asyinwall, also by Gen. Mcmahon, who
says: THE badges we're TO designate CIVIC
aud uniformed aldes;" Eartln B. Brown,
stationery and printing, $33 %; postage, s.:
approved by Gen. AspinWaiI and
Gen. McMahon. NJ. T. McMahon,
clerks, stenographers, messengers and
undertakers' service, $55; telegraph and
messenger service, 50; postage. S.; horses,
$40; carriage hire. SIS; total, $50, approved
by General Aspinwall as "actual expenses
il CURED by General Mcmahon as aide to
General Hancock" Lloyd Aspinwall,
clerks, stenographers, ETC., $92; telegraph
and messenger service, $43; freight add
tber transportation expenses, sos so; total,
S23350; Charles w. Deckel & Co, horses,
$3.50: Endorsed General Aspinwall disap-
proves as rendered, subject II furthsr ex-
animation IS to sum properly DUE" West
ern Union Telegraph Company, telegraph
and messenger service, 81. 50; American
District Telegraph Company, telegraph and
messenger service, 81 10, and L. A. Brown,
rooms for aides and committees, approved
by General James r. O'Beirne, aide to
General Sickles.
None of the above accounts can be paid
by the government except by special act
Of Congress spPropriating the money.
Therefore, as Congress has once rejected
them as unauthorized they are not likely
to be brought up again.